tropological

adjective

ˌtrō-pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce tropological (audio)
Definition of tropologicalnext
as in metaphorical
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another a tropological construct that no reader of the text should take literally

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  1. figurative
  2. figural
  3. symbolic
Adjective
  • Our Maurice salads, literal and figurative, are killing us.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Staub Cast-Iron Wide Oval Cocotte $350 $230 Food52 The only thing more covetable than a regular Staub cocotte is a black cast-iron one (which is extremely metal, in a literal and figurative sense).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of figurative
Adjective
  • The company dates back to the late 1930s and is known for its sweet candles in figural shapes such as Santas, snowmen, and carolers.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
  • But for his own figural edification, Degas made lots of small sculptures, mostly of dancers, horses and bathers, subjects that also populated his paintings.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Definition of figural
Adjective
  • The manger scene with Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus in a stable very vividly dramatizes the spirit of Christmas, a symbolic message about power — that by entering the world in a humble form, God recognizes the dignity of the humblest and those who do not share in worldly wealth and power.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This mode of storytelling can be heavy-handed for the sake of mass appeal, but director Kiran Rao deftly combines the literal and symbolic, resulting in a crowd-pleaser filled — for better or worse — with innate goodness.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of symbolic
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